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rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt] / riˈraɪt, ˈriˌraɪt /
VERB
revise
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Having walked off her late-night show rather than fire Ava in Season 4, she is determined to rewrite her premature obituary by playing Madison Square Garden.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

TOKYO—The current energy shock could rewrite Japan’s inflation outlook, but the impact isn’t black and white, says Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Translators "have to rewrite the whole thing, redo the translations, but they still only get paid the reduced rate," said Holly Parsons, a Spanish-to-English translator at the beginning of her career.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

If that’s true, “Is God Is” presents a compelling reason to keep trying to rewrite the ending.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

My job was to rewrite some of the lyrics to “Blitzkrieg Bop” and get rid of “objectionable content,” as Mrs. Hidalgo had suggested.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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